The azure waters off Florida’s Key West, southernmost tip of the continental United States, will be churned up this weekend with the staging of the final round in the 29th World Offshore Superboat championships, organised by Super Boat International.
Astonishingly, by Australian standards, the race involves 14 classes!
They comprise … Details
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After months of circling and jabbing, America’s BMW-Oracle sailing team landed some legal body blows this week that bode ill for the Swiss Alinghi team’s efforts to avoid racing for the America’s Cup at Valencia, Spain, on Feb. 8.
The latest ruling came Friday afternoon, when New York State Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich said that the rudders on BMW-Oracle’s 113-foot trimaran won’t be included when the Yankee boat is measured for the best-of-three America’s Cup grudge match.
Alinghi, the defender, had tried to…Â Details